Improvement in straw-ctitter



RALPH & HANNANQ "Sitraw Cutter. I

Patented Oct.- 20, 1868.

v 'No, 83,315.

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stimuli ELLERY P. RALPH: AND JAMEsHANnAN, OFGALLIPO-LIS, OHIO. i V i Letters, Patent No. 83,315, dated Qatoliar 20,1868.

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T0 all m U y concern: Y r lever 71 fig. 3, which-has its bearing on the plate h,

- it known that we, ELLERY P, RALPH and JAMES in fig. 4, and seen in dotted lines in fig. 3. HANNAN, both of Gallipoli's, in the county of Gallia, To this lever hf is attached a connecting-rod, g, exand in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new tending back to a lever, i, having its bearing on a jourand.usetulfImprovements in Straw-Gutters and we. nal firmly fastened to' the bottom of the box B, and .do hereby deelz'u'e that the following is a full, clear, and seen at l in fig. 1. This is a pivot-lever, as its fulcrum exact description thereof, reference being had to the is in its centre.

lacco npauyin g drawings, and to the letters ofre'ference To the upper end ofthislever are attached two pawls, marked thereon, in whieh-. i andj. These pawls fall into the ratchet-wheels it Figure 1 is a perspective-view of the machine. and It, for operating the rollers m m, to the journals Figure 2 is a vertical section, showing the rollers of which'they are firmly attached. and springs for feeding the material to the knife. The pawl i is weighted at the rear end, so that, by

Ligin e 3'is a section, i11 pla u,.of the feed-devices." its own gravity, it falls into the teeth of the wheellc, Figure 4 is a side view, in section, of the same parts and thepawl j falls into the teeth of wheel k, for the as in fig; 3. purpose of operatingithe feed-rollers m m, and giving The nature-of our invention consists in manner of motion to the rollers m m. arranging the knife, so as to give'to it a shear-cut, and e In the operation of our invention, the material to the manner of arranging'the teed-motion, all of which; be cut is put'into the box B, and entered between the is hereinafter described. j rollers-mm; l The power is then applied to the handle To enable others to make and use our invention, we of crank-wheel C, which turns the eccentric-wheel IE, will proceed to describe its construction and operation. with the collar surrounding the same. As this wheel Iuthe construction of our straw-cutter, A A are the revolves, the knife is raised, by means of its bearings front legs, which are madeof iron, and form the bow at the rear end, to a right angle with the side of the or mouth of the box -A", the rear leg';. B, the box, mouth of thebox'. The eccentric motion of the wheel into which the material to be cut is placed; A, "the depresses the end of the knife next to wheel E before top of the box, under which the straw or other matethe knife begins to out. It is then drawn down and rial is held and compressed wlien pushed through the out, giving to the knife a regular shear-cut. The mobox to the knife; m m, the rollers to feed up the ma- 'tion is communicated from shaft 0 to the pawls 12 and terialto the knife. These rollers have journals, with j, which, asthey operate back and forth on the wheels bearings, I I, attached to the sides of box B, as seen Island It, l'QUlVB the rollers 'm 922, thus feeding forward in figs. l and 2. y j the straw or other material under the top, A, through The upper roller can slidenp by means of aslot in the mouth of the box, where it is cut by the knife F, its bearing, and is kept to the required position, and as already described. v compresses the straw, means ofsplin gs, l I, figs. 1 e thus obtaina complete self-feeding machine, and and 2, so that, by the pressure of thesprings, a suffia regular shear-cut is given to the knife, which are cient biting force is always given to the rollers to hold points of grcatvalue in straw-cutters.

the straw, &c.,- firmly, in order to'push it forward. Hz ving thus described the construction and operal), theiiaine for supporting the knife, and its devices tion of ourinvention,

for operating it. This frame extends beyond the box, What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Leton. each side thereof, forming a square 'franic at'each ters Patent, is

end, for bearings iorthe kniieaud its necessary oper- 1 -1. Thefeccentric cam-Wheel E, collar and lever c and ating-dcvices, and is firmly fastened to each side of the (l, and guide I), to which the knife F is attached, in box by. an arm fitting against the box on ear-h side by combination with .the frame D, constructed substanscrews; f 'tially as described, and operating as and for the puran are guides to, the knife, and are, by screws, atposes set forth. .tached to legs and bow A. z j 2. The shaft 6, crank j, lever g, crank-lever h, rod The knife F, atthe front en'd,is attached to a collar, 5/, lever 'i, and pawls i and j, in combination with which surro uids an eccehtric-wheel, E, 011 theshaft of wheels It and It and rollers m an, substantially as decrank-wheel O, and whichrestslon the frame D, SGGlll'Gd scribed, and operating as and for the purposes set by ordinary joiuna'l-lmxes I forth; f

The rear end of the knife F isiattach'cd to jointed In testimony that" we claim the above-described cer levers c and (I; whichare attached; to'shaft 0, which tain new and useful improvements in straw-cutters, rests onframe D, and is seemed -b v journal-bones. we have hereunto signed our names, this 29th day of The knifeiis, at the same point, attached tolguide I1, February, 1868. z the upper end of which is fastened to the bow A, for ELLERY P. RALPH. guiding the knife initsfregullar shear-cut. Y JAMESHANNAN.

On the rear'end of the-shaft e-is crank ,which NVitne'sses: v passes through a slot in the end of connecting-lever g, g M. R, WALKER, which'lever is fastened, by'a joint, to the bell-crank I Y JOHN PRIESTLEY. 

